{"product_id":"9781542041829-ripped-from-the-headlines","title":"Ripped from the Headlines!","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Shocking True Stories Behind the Movies’ Most Memorable Crimes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBestselling true-crime master Harold Schechter explores the real-life headline-making psychos, serial murderers, thrill-hungry couples, and lady-killers who inspired a century of classic films.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe necktie murders in Alfred Hitchcock’s \u003ci\u003eFrenzy\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eChicago\u003c\/i\u003e’s Jazz Age crime of passion; the fatal hookup in \u003ci\u003eLooking for Mr. Goodbar\u003c\/i\u003e; the high school horrors committed by the costumed slasher in \u003ci\u003eScream\u003c\/i\u003e. These and other cinematic crimes have become part of pop-culture history. And each found inspiration in true events that provided the raw material for our greatest blockbusters, indie art films, black comedies, Hollywood classics, and grindhouse horrors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo what’s the reality behind \u003ci\u003ePsycho\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBadlands\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hills Have Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Place in the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArsenic and Old Lace\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDirty Harry\u003c\/i\u003e? How did such tabloid-ready killers as Bonnie and Clyde, body snatchers Burke and Hare, Texas sniper Charles Whitman Jr., nurse-slayer Richard Speck, and Leopold and Loeb exert their power on the public imagination and become the stuff of movie lore?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of revelatory essays, true-crime historian Harold Schechter takes a fascinating trip down the crossroads of fact and fiction to reveal the sensational real-life stories that are more shocking, taboo, and fantastic than even the most imaginative screenwriter can dream up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41677948551265,"sku":"9781542041829","price":10.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31101849.jpg?v=1730449296","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781542041829-ripped-from-the-headlines","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}